Text input with links without using markdown-like conventions?

1. How do you embed a link in text Markdown?
2. How do you reference a link in Markdown?
3. What is ``` in Markdown?

How do you embed a link in text Markdown?

Markdown syntax for a hyperlink is square brackets followed by parentheses. The square brackets hold the text, the parentheses hold the link.

How do you reference a link in Markdown?

Inside the parentheses, put the URL where you want the link to point, along with an optional title for the link, surrounded in quotes. For example: This is [an example](http://example.com/ "Title") inline link.

What is ``` in Markdown?

Markdown coverts text with four leading spaces into a code block; with GFM you can wrap your code with ``` to create a code block without the leading spaces. Add an optional language identifier and your code with get syntax highlighting.